epiphonemae

ep·i·pho·ne·ma

[ep-uh-foh-nee-muh]
noun, plural ep·i·pho·ne·mas, ep·i·pho·ne·mae [-mee] . Rhetoric.
a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said.

Origin:
1570–80; < Latin epiphōnēma exclamation < Greek epiphṓnēma. See epi-, phoneme

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